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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
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President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing populist and neo-nationalist political party in the United States, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political spectrum. Founded in 1854, it emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then.
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Legal experts say new pro-Trump ads appear to violate federal statutes, and differ from other administrations’ PSAs because they aren’t designed to help Americans access any specific program. (Scripps News)